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A. C. FISCHER.

ROOHNG CLEAT.

APPLICAHON mgn MAY 13. IQIB.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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ROOFING CLEAT.

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rromwri ALBERT C. FISCHER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

ROOFING-CLEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Application filedltiarch 18, 1918. Serial No. 223,204.

To all whom it may concern:

B it known that I, ALe'en'r C. FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the coun of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofing-Cleats; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it eppertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon; which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to roofing cleats and more particularly to cleats of that character for use with composition, tile, slate or other rooting shingles, whereby the latter may be substantially anchored to a. roof; the prineipal object of the invention being to provide cleats of this character of tin or other metal, tile, or a flexible material, which may be provided at a small cost and may be easily a plied as the shingles are laid, and whic not only serve as anchors for the shingles but a so serve to protect Elle edges thereof against wear and weather arnage.

It is a further object of the invention to provide cleats of this character whereby substantially weather-proof joints may be effected between ad acent shingles, and which will enhance the appearance of the roof on which they are used.

In accomplishin these objects I have provided improve details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure I is a perspective view of a portion of a roof whercon theshingles are anchored in place by cleats constructed and applied according to the present invention.

lg. 11 is a transverse perspective sectional view through one of the cleats and portions of adjacent shingles particularly illustrating the asbestos keys and underlying felt strip 1' or preventing leakage through the shingle oints.

Fig. III is a perspective view of a preferred form of cleat particularly illustrating the application of a felt strip thereto, :1

art of the latter being broken away for better illustration.

Figs. IV to XV inclusive, illustrate modified forms of cleats, all of which are a plied in practically the same manner as t e preferred form and serve in the same capacity although they differ somewhat in detail construction and in the manner of their application to the shinglcd loof.

Referring more in detail to the draw- 1ngs 1 designates a section of a shingled roof whereon roofing cleats 2 constructed and applied according to the present invention are used, the roof being covered with shin les 3 placed in horizontal rows in the usua manner and spaced slightly apart to receive the roofing cleat 2.

Each of the cleats comprises an elongated, relatively narrow body portion 4 provided on its under side with a longitudinally extending rib 5 and at opposite sides of the rib with laterally extending wings 6-6' which are uda ted to overlie the edges of adjacent shing es between which the clcat may be placed. The wings 6-6 are pro- .vided at their upper ends with flattened anchoring plate 8 thin enough to lie beneath an intermediate portion of a succeeding roofing strip without undesirably rnising the same from the general plane of the strip, said plate preferably having the form of laterally extending wings 8-8 having apertures 9-9 therethrough, to receive nails, or pthcr anchor members, whereby the upper ends of the cleats may be fixed to the roof. The cleat drops abruptly from the greater thickness of its bodv portion to the thin attaching plate in order to provide a shouldered upper end to receive the cupping strip of roofing material and serve as a gage in laying the same and present the cleat in relation to form a water-shed con- Ttinuing from the abutting strip across the weather surface of the roofing layer to which the clout is applied; the anchoring plate being thus left as a projection from the body portion beyond said shoulder and in position to underlie the ensuing and abutting strip of rooting, which thus seals the perforations for the nails or other anchormg means introdueedthrough said plate. Extending centrally along the upper face of the cl'eat is a channel 12 which terminates at the lower end of the clcat into channels 13-13 whereinto water from an overlying shingle may be drained; a, central raised portion H being formed between the channels 13-13' to receive the aperture 14 for the nail or the like 15, so that while the lower and of the cleat is anchored to the roof and the free ends of the shingles at opposite sides thereof will be held securely in lace and closely against the roof, water W1 1 be diverted from said aperture14.

In order that the joints between the cleats and shingles may be sealed to effect a perfectly water-proof connection I provide each cleat on its under side and at o posits sides of the rib 5 with channels 1 15' which extend longitudinally adjacent the outer edges of the wings 6-43, and 'I fill the latbar with a material such as asphalt, or tar which, after the cleats are applied will form a tight connection with the s 'ngles.

To further insure a waterroof roof, I have applied a felt strip 16 to e under face of each cleat, this strip is particularly shown Figs. II and III the same being secured to the cleat by sti the same to the rib 5 b a coat of asphalt orany other material.

a stri extends at opposite sides of the rib and is adapted to underlie the edges of adjacent shing es and ma be longer or may beef the same length as e cleat. It is apparent that when the cleat is properly apthe strip will effect a closed lJoint be tween the shingles and roof and w' prevent rain or snow from being driven between the shingles. V

Adjacent their upper end the cleats are shouldered, as is shown at 20, so that after the first row of shingles has been applied and, the cleats properly placed thereon, the follow rows of shingles may be alined and by a plying the lower-aligns of the shingles aga st the shoulders o the fixed cleats. a v

It is also apparent that by vti, the upper nail receivinghportions ofthe seats to a thin edge, the ingle'sthat overlie; the same will not be held in such a manner that s of the shingles. Fi IV illustrates a modifiedforni of clout whi is fressed from a singlepiece of sheet metal. his cleat is similar to the preferred form and is applied in practicallyfthesame manner. It comprises a rib 20provided at its lower end with a nailin aperture 21 and has laterally'extending y rtions 22-22 atopposite ends 9f the rib a apted to overlie the ed of ad acent shingles, and at its W er en has a ertured nailing wings 23. y l r en appliedris cleat fits tightly over the adjacent edges of-the shing es and holds them tightly to the roof.

F1 V shows another-form of clea provid with a flat under face and a ownturned end portion 25 which is adapted-to overlie the ends of the shingles with which it is used to close the lower end of the joint thenebetween. The upper end of the cleat is flattened to .a thin edge which forms a shoulder 26 against which an overlying an 0 Joint would be formed-at thelexen depressed. central shingle may abut; the opposite ends of the cleat being apertured at 27-27 to receive nails whereby it may be fixed to the roof.

I also provide a cleat adapted for use with certain types of grooved slate or tile shingles, This cleat, illustrated in i .VI, is provided with longitudinally extending, centrally located ribs, 28-29, on their upper and lower A faces respectively, and longitudinally extending beads 30, at opposite sides of the lower rib which are adapted to seat within grooves 31 formed in the upper face of the underlyin r shingles, whereby a water proof joint is e ected.

In Fi VII, I have shown another form of clcat o a design somewhat different than Fig. V, but which is applied in the same manner. This cleat has an enlarged lower end pdrtion 33 and is provided with a central drain e more 34 on its upper face which brea s t e monotony of a perfectly flat cleat.

Fig. VIIIjs another modified form of cleat, similar in shape to the cleat shown in Fig. VII, but is composed of a flexible composition material, such as felt saturated with a water roofing solution. This cleat is fixed to e roof by drivin nails therethrough, and on its undersi e is provided with a coatin layer of asphalt 41, which, after the else is applied, will set to the shingles and sheet practically a water-proof connection.

In Figs. IX and X, I have illustrated a very efl'ective form of cleat for securing the shingles to a roof and at the same time sealing the'joints between shingles. Fig. IX

shows the cleat in perspective and Fig. X

is across sectional view on the line X-X, Fig. IX of the same as applied to the roof. The cleat com rises a cup metal bod rtion 36'fill with aspha t or the like fter this cleat is applied, the'asphaltfiller runs within the joint between shingles and sets, making a closed and weather proof oint.- y Figs; XI, xii and XIII tram-thee modifications in the preferred form of cleat which are used for the same purpose and are applied in ractically the same manner but 'efiect a ifi'erentroof design. ,The cleat shown in F XI comprises a single pieceof metal, nttoform a central channel .8Baiid side wings, 39-39, which formyseats 40-40 at opposite sides of the channel for receiving the edges of adjacent shingles. When t e shingles and cleats are p'roperl assembled, the shingles are given a cup-p 'effectwhich greatly enhances the apgearance of the roof. This-cleat isalso prdvi ed with an underlying felt strip similarly as the famed forlm lgf-cleat (which insures the 'ointagainsteaa XII and XIII show cleats similar to the 0 eat shown in Fig. XI but which are of le efi'ect; said cleats ha :iid adapted to abut the lowbi gdge 0 an antecedent strip and having a flattened attacking wing extending beyond its said abutting end and beneath the said antecedent layer, said cleat being secured to the roof structure by securing means passed through said wing, and each cleat constituting nirvater-shed extending downwardly fromsthe edge of the antecedent strip against which it abuts. w

5. In a shin ls roof comprising shingles in courses, the s 'ngies of each course biaking joints with those of adjacent courses and each course being overlapped by the course thereabove, cleats having apertured end portions, applied to cover e oints between the exposed ends of adjacent shingles and, extended at their upper ends beneath the shingles of the next course above and anchor reof members extended through the apertured ends of the cleats to vsecure the same-to the 6. In a shingled roof, the combination with adjacent shingles of a cleat havi edge rtions overlapping adjacent edges 0 the shin Ice, and haviiifi channeis on its under si e, mastic keys 5 ing said channels to seal the joint between the cleat and shingles and anchor devices extended through the cleat to anchor the same to the roof.

7. In a shin le roof comprising shingles in courses, the s ingles of each course breaking joints with those of adjacent courses and each course being overlapped by the course thereabove, and cleats applied to cover the joints between the exposed ends of adjacent shingles and extended at their upper ends beneath the shingles of the next course above a mastic key applied to the underside of the cleat at each side of the rib and anchor members extended through the lower and the upper covered ends 9 the cleats to secure the 2am; tightly in position for the purpose set ort 8. In a shingle roof, comprising shingles in courses, the combination with adjacent shingles of a cleat comprising a body portion adapted to extend across the joint between "an n per .side adapted to extend a rib on its under th shingl d h tlwaen il fi es of e 7 as an avmg ongitu i y extending channels at opposite sides of said rib, a medic substance filling said channels the shingles and he and to seal the joint between tlieee les. 1

elect a In a shingle roof comprising shingles in on a c eat mmprisin an elongated body portion adapted-to over is the joint between adjacent shingles and having a longitudinally extending rib along its under face adapted to extend within the joint between shingles and having longitudinally extend- 7 mg channelsgat op 'te sides of said rib, a mastic substance said'channeis and adapted to seal the joint between the elect and shingles. 10. A roof co n rising a suitable sup 111g structure, a exible material overl said structure applied thereto in transverse str ps, lap-joint to leave a portion of each strip as a weathering surface, and cleats constructed to receive suitable anchoring means and spaced apart in transverse series along, and corresponding in length substantially to the wldth of, the exposed portions or weathering surfaces of the stri s, and, secured thereto in positions to so divide the surface into areas simulating shingle efiect. 11. A roof coin rising at suitable sup mg structure, a exible material overl said structure applied thereto in transverse strips, lap-jointed to leave a portion of each strip as a weathering surface, and cleats constructed to receive suitable anchoring means and spaced apart in transverse series along,

ALBERT G. FISCHER.

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